Speedo Loughran

Speedo Loughran

Biographical details
Born	(1897-10-30)October 30, 1897
Died	March 23, 1989(1989-03-23) (aged 91)
Playing career
Football
1918–1919	Pittsburgh
Basketball
1918–1919	Pittsburgh
Position(s)	Halfback (football) Center (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1922–1923	Saint Francis (PA)
Basketball
1920–1924	Saint Francis (PA)
Head coaching record
Overall	0–10 (football) 51–20 (basketball)

John James "Speedo" Loughran ^[1] (October 30, 1897 – March 23, 1989) was an American college football and college basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania for the 1922 and 1923 seasons, and the head men's basketball coach from 1920 to 1924. ^{[2] [3]}

Loughran played college football at the University of Pittsburgh, where he was part of the 1918 national championship team. ^{[4] [5]} Loughran lettered in four varsity sports at Pitt: football, basketball, baseball, and track. ^[6] He was coached in basketball by George Flint.

Loughran was inducted to the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame East Boros Chapter in 1979. ^[6] He died of pneumonia, on March 23, 1989, at St. Joseph Home for the Aged. ^[7]

References

1. Sciullo, Sam (2005). Pitt: 100 Years of Pitt Basketball. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 15. ISBN   978-1-59670-081-9.
2. "Preseason Record Book" (PDF). Saint Francis Red Flash football. 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
3. "Mens Basketball Recordbook 23-24" (PDF). Saint Francis Red Flash. p. 34. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
4. "Panther Football History" (PDF). Pitt Panthers football. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
5. Layberger, Tom. "Coronavirus Sports Shutdown Brings To Mind 1918, When Spanish Flu And WWI Disrupted College Football". Forbes. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
6. Inductees 1979, PA Sports Hall of Fame East Boros Chapter, 2024, retrieved April 12, 2023
7. "John J. Loughran". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. March 25, 1989. p. 3. Retrieved March 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com .

External links

• Speedo Loughran at Find a Grave